Best way of cutting monkey puzzle timber?

[18 stoner]

I've got a monkey puzzle to take down tomorrow, around 45 feet high, 20"-24" DBH.

 

Can anyone suggest the best way to cut it up to keep the timber? I.E, thickness/length of planks if i use the mill, or is it best to crosscut shorter logs for turners etc?

 

Any info would be good:thumbup1:

 

Pete.

[tommer9]

Hi pete.

The turners like the bit with the whorls in it- you know regularly up the trunk you have those rings (i assume where branches would start (theres probably a name for them) and they will take rings that are cylinders as it were. Planking-wise- it is beautiful timber. I have just done one to 1" thickness and will make it into a small floor.

[Yorkshireman]

yep get someone else to do it............ its bloody horrible stuff

[18 stoner]

yep get someone else to do it............ its bloody horrible stuff

 

Too right Iain! FRANK was at a loose end tomorrow, so guess what:sneaky2::lol:

[18 stoner]

Hi pete.

The turners like the bit with the whorls in it- you know regularly up the trunk you have those rings (i assume where branches would start (theres probably a name for them) and they will take rings that are cylinders as it were. Planking-wise- it is beautiful timber. I have just done one to 1" thickness and will make it into a small floor.

 

Cheers for that Tom, just been on the phone with someone and they suggested similar. Thats milling the lower stem (approx 15-18 feet) then where the limbs start, cut into rings, possibly with the groups of limbs in the center of the log. You think that sounds like a plan?

[Mozza]

Too right Iain! FRANK was at a loose end tomorrow, so guess what:sneaky2::lol:

 

 

Take plenty of pictures Pete!! haha

[18 stoner]

You egging me on Liam?

 

Suppose its gonna be a good laugh for me so i guess it would only be fair to share:lol:

[Mozza]

You egging me on Liam?

 

Suppose its gonna be a good laugh for me so i guess it would only be fair to share:lol:

 

No mate, I dont think for one second your man enough to send Frank up a Monkey Puzzle!!

[Frank]

It's called a monkey puzzle because it's the only tree a monkey can't climb, apparently.

However, the average monkey doesn't have 50metres of Yale Blaze a Petzl Seqouia harness and a pair of bashlins.

 

Bring it on.

[Stephen Blair]

fell it and chuck it in a skip mate, evil horrible, sticky stuff.